Shuttle XPC SZ170R8 V2: Small but Powerful

Compact, efficient and incredibly powerful if you spring for the right parts, the Shuttle XPS SZ170R8 V2 has a lot going for it. The small form factor of the motherboard does not take away from its power. Even better is its capability as a portable machine.

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ThermalTake has designed quite a number of interesting heatpipe heatsinks of late but the DUORB surely takes the cake with it’s twin-orb design. The design is not just used in the CPU cooler as we see but has also been made available for some time as a GPU cooler and has proven to be fairly popular in our forums – something we would attribute to its good cooling performance and the tested and proven: Bling Factor. If the CPU cooler proves to be as good as it’s GPU counterpart, ThermalTake might have a winner in its hands.

The DUORB features a total of 6 heatpipes – 3 for each of the orbs.

The base of the DUORB has a mirror finish and the heatpipes are soldered to the fins. Both of which are good signs.

The DUORB uses a pair of 80mm frameless fans rated at 0.20A each.

The DUORB comes with mounting mechanisms for both AM2 and LGA-775.
A sticker (Key 3) is also included for those who enjoy decorating their casings.

Let’s take a look at the basic specifications of the DUORB before we move on.